Central soccer falls 1-0 in semifinal

9:27 PM,
May 14, 2013

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Central Magnet's soccer season ended exactly where it did a year ago. But don't tell the Tigers that.

Central lost 1-0 to Chattanooga Christian Tuesday night at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex in the Region 4-A/AA semifinal, the same round where it fell hard 6-0 to Notre Dame last season. Coach Michael Ruess and his players said they could see immense progress, especially considering the varsity program is only two years old.

"Last year was a surprise to a lot of people, but we wanted to get this far again," Ruess said. "The expectation was to play better, and we did. Last year, Notre Dame beat us ...